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Against himעָלָיוyoung lionsכְפִרִיםroar,יִשְׁאֲגוּthey have raisedנָתְנוּtheir voice,קוֹלָםand they have madeוַיָּשִׁיתוּhis landאַרְצוֹa horror;לְשַׁמָּהhis citiesעָרָיוare burned,נִצְּתוּwithoutמִבְּלִיinhabitant.יֹשֵׁב
Jeremiah 2:15
Study it in the app“Against him young lions roar, they have raised their voice, and they have made his land a horror; his cities are burned, without inhabitant.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 2:15, word by word
- young lionsכְפִרִיםchefirim
young lion
A young, strong lion.
Where else “chefirim” appears- roarיִשְׁאֲגוּyishagu
roar
To give a deep loud cry, like a lion or YHWH from Zion.
Where else “yishagu” appears- they have raisedנָתְנוּnatnu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natnu” appears- their voiceקוֹלָkola
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kola” appears- and they have madeיָּשִׁיתוּyashitu
make
To turn someone into something.
Where else “yashitu” appears- his landאַרְצarts
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arts” appears- a horrorשַׁמָּהshama
horror
Something that horrifies everyone.
Where else “shama” appears- his citiesעָרָיaray
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “aray” appears- are burnedנִצְּתוּnitstu
set on fire
Set on fire, burn.
Where else “nitstu” appears- withoutבְּלִיbeli
without; not
Without; not; nothing.
Where else “beli” appears- inhabitantיֹשֵׁבyoshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appears
The context
14Is Israel a slave? Or is he born in the house? Why has he become plunder?
15 · This verse (above)
16Also the sons of Memphis and Tahpanhes will shave the crown of your head.